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Hank Wyse

Henry Washington Wyse (Hooks)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 1, 1918 in Lunsford, AR
Signed
by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1942
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Athletics/Senators 1942-1951

Final Game: June 14, 1951
Died: October 22, 2000 in Pryor, OK
Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Pryor, OK
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1942 24 CHC NL 4 11 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 5 1 0 0 2 /1
1943 25 CHC NL 40 57 50 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 16 .080 .115 .100 .215 -37 5 2 0 5 1
1944 26 CHC NL 41 98 90 11 16 3 0 0 8 0 2 12 .178 .196 .211 .407 15 19 3 0 6 1
1945 27 CHC NL 38 109 101 6 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 16 .168 .168 .188 .356 -0 19 2 0 8 1 MVP-7
1946 28 CHC NL 40 78 74 4 18 1 0 0 7 1 0 10 .243 .243 .257 .500 43 19 2 0 4 1
1947 29 CHC NL 37 51 45 3 5 0 1 0 4 0 1 10 .111 .149 .156 .304 -18 7 0 1 4 1
1950 32 PHA AL 41 63 59 4 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .153 .167 .153 .319 -17 9 4 0 3 1
1951 33 TOT AL 12 8 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -32 1 0 0 0 1
1951 33 PHA AL 9 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 0 /1
1951 33 WSH AL 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 253 475 435 33 71 7 1 0 32 1 0 7 81 .163 .178 .184 .362 1 80 13 1 32
162 Game Avg. 162 304 279 21 45 4 1 0 20 1 4 52 .163 .178 .184 .362 1 51 8 1 20
CHC (6 yrs) 200 404 368 28 61 7 1 0 28 1 6 66 .166 .181 .190 .372 5 70 9 1 29
PHA (2 yrs) 50 67 63 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 15 .159 .172 .159 .331 -14 10 4 0 3
WSH (1 yr) 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 200 404 368 28 61 7 1 0 28 1 6 66 .166 .181 .190 .372 5 70 9 1 29
AL (2 yrs) 53 71 67 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 15 .149 .162 .149 .311 -19 10 4 0 3

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1942 24 CHC NL 11 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1943 25 CHC NL 57 -9 0 0 0 0 3 2 -4 -0.6 -4 -0.4 -0.2 $ 1
1944 26 CHC NL 98 -10 0 0 0 0 6 3 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1945 27 CHC NL 109 -15 0 0 0 0 6 3 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $ 1 MVP-7
1946 28 CHC NL 78 -5 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $ 1
1947 29 CHC NL 51 -8 0 0 0 0 4 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $ 1
1950 32 PHA AL 63 -11 0 0 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $ 1
1951 33 PHA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
1951 33 WSH AL 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
8 Seasons 475 -60 0 0 0 0 30 15 -15 -2.1 -15 -1.5 -0.6 $
CHC (6 yrs) 404 -48 0 0 0 0 25 13 -10 -1.6 -10 -1.0 -0.6 $
PHA (2 yrs) 67 -11 0 0 0 0 5 2 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $
WSH (1 yr) 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1942 24 CHC NL 11 9 0 0.0 84 .167 .125 .251 .222 .323 .125 .349 .347 .672 5 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .286 .125 .000
1943 25 CHC NL 57 53 1 0.5 88 .118 .080 .262 .115 .331 .100 .356 .215 .687 -37 .023 -8.8 -1.0 .146 .060 .020
1944 26 CHC NL 98 83 4 1.3 93 .205 .178 .267 .196 .334 .211 .375 .407 .709 15 .103 -10.3 -1.1 .273 .056 .033
1945 27 CHC NL 109 94 3 0.9 95 .200 .168 .271 .168 .340 .188 .374 .356 .714 -0 .050 -13.9 -1.4 .221 .020 .020
1946 28 CHC NL 78 62 5 2.2 91 .281 .243 .260 .243 .335 .257 .364 .500 .700 43 .241 -5.9 -0.6 .345 .027 .014 .0
1947 29 CHC NL 51 44 1 0.6 102 .143 .111 .269 .149 .344 .156 .399 .304 .743 -18 .023 -7.8 -0.8 .225 .067 .044
1950 32 PHA AL 63 57 2 0.9 112 .200 .153 .276 .167 .363 .153 .414 .319 .776 -17 .045 -10.6 -1.0 .185 .017 .000
1951 33 TOT AL 8 7 0 0.0 102 .143 .125 .267 .125 .348 .125 .391 .250 .739 -32 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .143 .000 .000
1951 33 PHA AL 4 3 0 0.0 103 .333 .250 .268 .250 .350 .250 .394 .500 .744 35 .000 -0.4 -0.0 .333 .000 .000
1951 33 WSH AL 4 4 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .265 .000 .346 .000 .389 .000 .735 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
8 Seasons 475 409 16 1.0 96 .201 .163 .267 .178 .340 .184 .378 .362 .718 1 .070 -59.8 -6.2 .236 .039 .021 .0
162 Game Avg. 304 262 10 1.0 96 .201 .163 .267 .178 .340 .184 .378 .362 .718 1 .070 -59.8 -6.2 .236 .039 .021
CHC (6 yrs) 404 345 14 1.1 93 .202 .166 .266 .181 .336 .190 .372 .372 .709 5 .078 -47.6 -5.0 .247 .043 .024 .0
PHA (2 yrs) 67 60 2 0.9 111 .208 .159 .276 .172 .362 .159 .412 .331 .774 -14 .041 -11.0 -1.1 .193 .016 .000
WSH (1 yr) 4 4 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .265 .000 .346 .000 .389 .000 .735 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
NL (6 yrs) 404 345 14 1.1 93 .202 .166 .266 .181 .336 .190 .372 .372 .709 5 .078 -47.6 -5.0 .247 .043 .024 .0
AL (2 yrs) 71 64 2 0.8 110 .192 .149 .275 .162 .361 .149 .411 .311 .772 -19 .037 -12.1 -1.2 .180 .015 .000

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 27 CHC NL WS DET L 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 CHC NL 27 DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1942 24 CHC NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 2.00 4.0 8.0 55%
1943 25 CHC NL 57 0.0% 28.1% 3.5% 1.8% 25% 8.00 3.1 50.0 60%
1944 26 CHC NL 98 0.0% 12.2% 2.0% 3.1% 19% 6.00 7.5 11.3 80%
1945 27 CHC NL 109 0.0% 14.7% 0.0% 1.8% 12% 6.3 14.4 78%
1946 28 CHC NL 78 0.0% 12.8% 0.0% 1.3% 6% 7.4 10.6 82%
1947 29 CHC NL 51 0.0% 19.6% 2.0% 2.0% 20% 10.00 4.5 11.3 69%
1950 32 PHA AL 63 0.0% 22.2% 1.6% 0.0% 0% 14.00 4.2 14.8 2.17 71%
1951 33 TOT AL 8 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 8.0 2.00 88%
1951 33 PHA AL 4 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 1.00 75%
1951 33 WSH AL 4 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.00 100%
8 Seasons 475 0.0% 17.1% 1.5% 1.7% 11% 11.57 5.4 13.6 2.14 75%
MLB Averages 1.5% 9.3% 9.4% 6.0% 26% 0.99 9.5 60.5 8.5 0.94 78%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1942 24 CHC NL -0.9 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1943 25 CHC NL -8.8 -1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1944 26 CHC NL -10.3 -1.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1945 27 CHC NL -13.9 -1.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1946 28 CHC NL -5.9 -0.6 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1947 29 CHC NL -7.8 -0.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1950 32 PHA AL -10.6 -1.0 52 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 1.11 -0.8 -0.0 -11.6 -1.1 1.01 -10.2 0
1951 33 TOT AL -1.5 -0.2 8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .88 -0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.79 -1.6 0
1951 33 PHA AL -0.4 -0.0 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.16 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.89 -0.4 0
1951 33 WSH AL -1.1 -0.1 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .58 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 0.68 -1.1 0
8 Seasons -59.8 -6.2 60 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 1.08 -0.9 -0.1 -12.2 -1.2 0.98 -11.8 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1950 32 PHA AL 0 0 40% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 33 TOT AL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 33 PHA AL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 33 WSH AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 0 0 42% 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1950 32 PHA AL 51 37% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 13 4 31% 15 3 20% 36 4 11% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 13
1951 33 TOT AL 8 38% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1951 33 PHA AL 4 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1951 33 WSH AL 4 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 59 37% 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 32 1067% 14 13 93% 15 3 20% 38 4 11% 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 13
MLB Averages 51% 577% 58% 32% 15% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 24 4 11 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 5 1 0 0 2
1943 25 44 68 58 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 3 18 .086 .131 .103 .235 -31 6 2 0 7
1944 26 85 166 148 15 21 4 0 0 10 0 5 30 .142 .170 .169 .339 -3 25 5 0 13
1945 27 123 275 249 21 38 6 0 0 17 0 5 46 .153 .169 .177 .346 -2 44 7 0 21
1946 28 163 353 323 25 56 7 0 0 24 1 5 56 .173 .186 .195 .381 8 63 9 0 25
1947 29 200 404 368 28 61 7 1 0 28 1 6 66 .166 .181 .190 .372 5 70 9 1 29
1948 30 200 404 368 28 61 7 1 0 28 1 6 66 .166 .181 .190 .372 5 70 9 1 29
1949 31 200 404 368 28 61 7 1 0 28 1 6 66 .166 .181 .190 .372 5 70 9 1 29
1950 32 241 467 427 32 70 7 1 0 32 1 0 7 80 .164 .179 .185 .364 2 79 13 1 32
1951 33 253 475 435 33 71 7 1 0 32 1 0 7 81 .163 .178 .184 .362 1 80 13 1 32

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1942 24 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 4
1943 25 42 57 54 5 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 17 .111 .158 .148 .306 1 40
1944 26 43 96 94 12 17 3 0 0 9 0 2 12 .181 .198 .213 .411 4 41
1945 27 40 105 105 6 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 17 .162 .162 .181 .343 3 38
1946 28 42 79 79 5 20 1 0 0 8 1 0 10 .253 .253 .266 .519 5 40
1947 29 39 49 47 3 5 0 1 0 5 0 1 10 .106 .143 .149 .292 1 37
1950 32 43 61 60 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 15 .133 .148 .133 .281 1 41
1951 33 13 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
8 Seasons 266 464 455 34 73 8 1 0 34 1 8 84 .160 .177 .182 .359 15 253
162 Game Avg. 162 283 277 21 44 5 1 0 21 1 5 51 .160 .177 .182 .359 9 253

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1945--not played

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1945 NL (7, 21%)
0.21 Career Shares (727th)

                           

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